Gravitas (Firm)
2) Slash
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Neil is an introverted, questioning high school freshman. Lacking any real-world friends, he’s forced to work out his issues through the private erotica he writes about the popular sci-fi character, Vanguard. When he’s exposed in class, the slightly-older Julia comes to his defense. An erotic fan-fic writer herself, Julia pushes Neil to publish his stories to an online “adult” forum, where they quickly grab the attention of the site moderator,...
3) Amigo Undead
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Kevin, a straight laced financial adviser, is invited to his loser older brother Norm's 40th birthday party. The 'party' turns out to be a small gathering of Norm's eccentric friends at a campsite. When one of the friends chokes on a hot dog the group decides to bury him. Unbeknownst to them, they bury him on cursed native American land, and he soon returns possessed by a demon hell bent on fulfilling an ancient vendetta!. Antics ensue as Norm, Kevin,...
4) Unbranded
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3,000 Miles, 16 Wild Horses, 5 states, 4 Men, 1 Goal: To ride from Mexico to Canada on an adventure of a lifetime through the deepest back-country in the American West and prove the worth of 50,000 wild horses and burros in holding facilities.. Four young Cowboys hatch an outrageous plot to adopt, train, and ride a string of wild mustangs 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada through the wildest terrain of the American West. The trip became an epic journey...
5) Buddymoon
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David is left by his fiancé days before the wedding, and Flula, his eccentrically upbeat best man, insists that they go on David’s honeymoon together: a backpacking trip through Oregon’s scenic mountains. Prepare to laugh when the pair crosses paths with a dazed conspiracy theorist, an attractively charming backpacker, and a bloodthirsty predator who all partake in a trek that tests their friendship – and their lives. The BUDDYMOON adventures...
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Needing an escape from the city, a group of old friends decide to head to the desert for a spontaneous weekend away at Sam’s family’s vacation home. But what begins as a normal evening quickly morphs into a night of social and sexual liberation when Caleb, the one newcomer of the group, convinces everyone to abandon society’s rules and test the limits of sexuality, friendship, and freedom.
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A one-of-a-kind documentary sure to unite trekkies worldwide, FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK tells the life of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock and the actor who played him, Leonard Nimoy, for nearly fifty years.. The film’s focus began as a celebration of the fifty-year anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, but after Leonard passed away in February 2015, his son, director Adam Nimoy, was ready to tell another story: his personal experience growing up with...
8) Simshar
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Simshar is inspired by true stories which occurred in the Mediterranean in the summer of 2008. This poignant film tells the story of 11 year old Theo who sets sail with his sea faring family on their fishing boat when an accident throws them into open water. Simultaneously in the Mediterranean, a Turkish merchant vessel has rescued a group of stranded migrants between Italy and Malta, but neither country will take them in. The stories collide and...
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Founded in 1869, Cherry Grove (Fire Island, NY) is considered by most to be the first openly LGBTQ community in the United States. It has become known as one of the most accepting resort communities in the world – a place where you can not only discover who you are, but also freely experiment with who or what (gender) you may want to become.. Cherry Grove is also known for the famous “INVASION” – an annual ritual that takes place every July...
10) Eadweard
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Winner of over a dozen awards at festivals worldwide, EADWEARD is the true story of world-famous, turn-of-the-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge who discovered how to capture the theory of motion on film with his famous Stanford Horse Gaits photographs.. Using animals from a local zoo as subjects, Eadweard created the first motion pictures and in the process became recognized as 'The Godfather of Cinema'. As his passion fueled, he began photographing...
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Bitcoin is the most disruptive invention since the internet, and now an ideological battle is underway between fringe utopists and mainstream capitalism. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public, and the ire of the regulators the technology had subverted. After landmark arrests of prominent cyber criminals...
13) A Faster Horse
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This is the story of the Ford Mustang, one of the world's most iconic and recognizable cars. It follows the team entrusted with upholding the legacy of the brand in creating the 2015 model, now 50 years from the original release, while exploring the parallels that exist between past and present day.. The Mustang’s astonishing history is told through a combination of rare archival footage with Henry Ford II, exclusive access inside Ford facilities...
14) Neon
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NEON celebrates the beauty, color and vibrant history of the neon sign from an international perspective as we face a world where it will soon be lost and superceded by L.E.D. signage. Neon is 100 years old and the craft and construction has changed very little, making neon one the greenest forms of light ever produced and an amazing and enduring force of color and light in the visual landscapes of our lives.
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Nominated for SXSW Grand Jury Award, GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN brings viewers inside the last underground venue for music and art in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a neighborhood once defined by its cultural contributions to the city of New York. The feature length film chronicles the origins, community-building, influence and ultimate closure of one of Brooklyn's best DIY venues, ironically at the hands of a former champion of their efforts.. For a brief period...
16) Showrunners
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The first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United States' biggest exports - television drama and comedy series.
18) Food choices
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This is a different kind of movie about food. Unlike several other documentaries of the genre that often focus on singular aspects and issues related to food, this feature length film takes a broader look and explores the impact that our food choices have not only on our own health, but also on the health of our planet as well as on the lives of other living species on earth and shows how everything is intrinsically interconnected. This film features...
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In 1970, William Powell wanted to help build a new society so he taught the world how to blow the old one up. As the heady days of the late 60’s counterculture and political upheaval turned darker, Powell, at 19, wrote one of the most infamous books ever published: The Anarchist Cookbook. Part manifesto, part bomb-making manual, it went on to sell over 2 million copies and has been associated with decades of anti-government attacks, abortion clinic...
20) Bet Raise Fold
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This documentary follows a new generation of internet poker professionals during the meteoric rise and sudden crash of the multibillion dollar online poker industry of the 2000s.. For millions of young people, online poker was more than a game, it was a lifestyle. It was an opportunity to live completely outside the system, to discover your true identity and get rich doing something you truly love. All the elements that made poker such an integral...
